End The Year Right! (Preaching Repost)

Q: Are you happiest this year or last year? What made you less happy or more happy?

Sadness is a natural occurrence. But happiness is not.

How do we start 2014 right?

  - we can only start 2014 right, if we end 2013 right. How?

• No matter what happened, always be thankful. (1 Thess. 5:18) "Sa lahat ng pagkakataon." But from the inside, do we have a thankful heart?

If we believe that God is with us all the time, even in difficulties, our story with God IS NOT YET OVER. There's more to come!

As God answers, it is a yes and an amen through our Lord Jesus Christ. It's either "Yes, I will give it to you," or "No, but I will make and planning something better for you."

If we are not thankful for what we have, we will never be grateful for what we do not have yet.

• Clarify your values. (Matthew 6:19-21) How?

  - what you prioritize, you value. Kung ano inuuna mo, that is your priority. The thing that consumes your time the most, is your priority.

• Clarify your happiness. (Psalm 1:1-6)

  - we are not happy because we see happiness in a wrong way. Happiness does not depend on what's around you. It's what's inside you.

You will not be successful because of what you can do, but only on what will God will to you. External things (materials and leisures) has expirations, unlike internal (feelings, relationships on friends, family or partners)--in the hearts.

• Clarify your Foolishness (Proverbs 26:11) are we going to go back to our folly?

The most disgusting vomit, is the vomit inside. Hidden follies are the ones that are dangerous. Foolishness defiles people who are close to us.

• Get rid of your bitterness. (Ephesians 4:31-32) Anger and bitterness are not the same. It's fine to be angry in a situation and not to a person.

Bitterness is an anger with an intention of breaking the person to prove him wrong. Get rid of it for it imprisons.

An unforgiven heart, is an unforgiving heart. Why unforgiveness sometimes last? Because of..

  1. Pride

  2. Sin committing that is not forgiven. But you are forgiven with what Jesus did on the cross.

In life there is a reset button. Forgiveness / Repentance.

To God, repent. To others, apologize. :)

- Ptr. Erick Fernandez, Victory Malolos

Glory and honor is all to God in the highest! May God bless you all and by His grace in Faith, Hope, and Love abide in you as the year ends and 2014 comes! Amen!

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